Deaths
Information about deaths in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1944-09-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details on the Tredegar murder case - $500 reward offered. Still no suspects
1944-09-09, Richmond News Leader; “settling basin” near the Pattern Building drained, looking for murder weapon in Tredegar Murder Case
1944-09-10, Richmond Times-Dispatch;More details in the Tredegar murder case: Police are draining the “settling basin” behind Tredegar in search of the murder weapon of J. E. Krengel
1944-09-11, Richmond Times-Dispatch; More details on the Tredegar murder: drainage of the basin does not turn up the murder weapon; police believe the killer knew Krengel
1944-09-12, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details on the Tredegar murder case: police admit they have no clues, but will continue to search – ballistics report on the bullet has not yet been completed
1944-09-13, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details in the Tredegar murder case: .22-caliber pistol found at Tredegar – ballistics testing underway to determine if it is the murder weapon; details of the will of Mr. Krengel, including property addresses
1944-09-14, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar workers boost reward for information on the recent murder to $725. Detectives re-checking the pattern building for clues, but the dust is too thick – questioning of employees continues
1944-09-15, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details in the Tredegar murder case: .22-caliber pistol’s owner is discovered, but still unknown whether it is the murder weapon, as the gun has been handled by many. Questioning of employees continues, reward has
1944-09-16, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more on the Tredegar murder case: police admit the only way the case will be solved is by a gradual process of elimination – still waiting on the FBI report on the gun
1944-09-23, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more on the Tredegar murder case: gun found at Tredegar are not the murder weapon – the fatal bullet is the only clue

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